The European Union does not set public holidays for its member states. However the European Commission does set public holidays for the employees of the institutions of the European Union.

The holidays will typically cover the following dates of significance and movable feasts:[1]

Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union in 2024
DateDay
1 January 2024New Year's Day
2 January 2024Day following New Year's Day
28 March 2024 (Thursday before Easter)Maundy Thursday
29 March 2024 (Friday before Easter)Good Friday
1 April 2024 (Monday after Easter)Easter Monday
1 May 2024Labour Day
9 May 2024Europe Day
9 May 2024Ascension Thursday
10 May 2024the Friday following Ascension Day
20 May 2024Whit Monday
21 July 2024Belgian National Day
15 August 2024Assumption
1 November 2024All Saints' Day
2 November 2024All Souls' Day
24 to 31 December 2024 inclusiveEnd-of-year days, including Christmas

This list includes all ten public holidays in Belgium, except for Armistice Day (11 November). For Luxembourg, Belgian National Day is replaced by the Luxembourgish National Day.

See also

For information on public holidays in individual EU member states see below:

References

  1. ↑ "European Commission Public Holidays 2023". European Commission. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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